Journal box



March 4, 1930. D. s. BARRows JOURNAL BOX Filed July 15. 1922 Patented,Maiz 4, 1930 AUNITED STATES DONALD S. BARROWSfOF ROCHESTER, 'NEW YORK,ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- y MENTS,r TO.k THE SYMINGTON COMPANY, ACORPORATION OF MARYLAND PATENT :oFFicE JOURNAL Box Application med Julyi3, i922. serial No. 574,666.

invention relates to journal box wear plates and, generally stated,involvesv a re-V l newable liner of durable construction adaptf yed tobe detachablyconnected to the journal j box of a railway ycar forpreventing destrucjfio being liners.

Thefpresent invention has for a principal obj ect the provision of aflanged liner having means for clamping the liner to projections on thejournal box whereby the flanges on the linerengage a plurality of faceson the journal box.

" Another object the; inventionis to pro y'vide a wear liner for journalboxes, the upper .f;f.2o;portion ofthe liner being positionedbeneath f the seat'on the journal kbox which receivesk ythe cushioningelement.k i

- i. Another object of he invention is to provide in combination .with ajournal box a renewable liner with bendable means for detachably`connecting the liner to thejournal box, said means 'including abendable tang `adapted to be clamped over the journal ybox :projectionandarranged to extend substan- 1:3530 tially parallel with the wearingface of the liner.

vision of a journal box renewable pedestal ,wayy liner which can beinexpensively.manu` 'factured' and easily attached tothe side wall l offthejournal box.

y features of my invention las will more clearlyappear from thefdetaileddescription taken in connection with the accompanying drawings chosen toillustrate the There are other invention and kin ywhich Y Figure l is aview in side elevation of a l n railwaycar journal box showing myv irnv`proved wear plate or liner applied thereto.

' Figure 2 is a .detail vertical sectional view'v fon the line 2-2 ofFigure l through a porf vtion ofy the yjournal box showing the liner attached thereto. v

rFigure Sisa detail-horizontal sectional view Yon the line 3-f3of Figurelshowingthev flanged liner cooperatively associated-with opposite facesof the journal box. v Figure 4 is a view in side elevation of a railwaycar journal box illustrating a modi- Figure 6` is adetail horizontalsectional4 view onthe line 6*-6 of Figure 4.

Referring tothe drawings in which similar reference characters designatecorresponding parts in the several views, a railway car journal box isindicated by the numeral 1, said journal box being provided with .a seator recess Qadapted to receive an equalizerbar, or other type ofcushioning element,

f according to the type of car truck upon which my invention is used.The journal box is providedwitha `side wall 3 from which project flangesor ribs 4 forming a pair of oppositely disposed faces which, togetherwith 'the side wall of thejournal box, form the pedestal way. The sidewall 3 is preferably thickened at the top thereof intermediate theprojecting ribs 4, asindicated by the numeral 5, and provided in said`thickened portion is a recess or groove 6 extending below the seat 2 atthe top of the journal box. The seat or recess is shown in the shape ofa V, an upstandingA or vertical projection 7 being formed between saidrecess and the outer wall of the journal box.

Thev wear plate or liner8 is preferably formed'of relatively thinuniform flat steel provided with 'an intermediate wear portion 9, saidplate being adapted to fit the side wall of the journal box. Projectingflanges 10 are provided on the wear plate, said flanges being' adaptedto engage the opposed -faces formed on the ribs 4 projecting from theside walls yof the journal box. The flangesy l0 are angularlyy disposedwith relation to the body portion and wearing surface kfof the linersaidflanges snugly fitting within the corner recesses or pockets formed atthel juncture of the journal box side wall and the wardly within therecess 6 and being ar-y Vof the journal box.

tothe journal boX'includes loendableex-` tension ll provided on theupper edge of the liner, and a somewhat shorter or similar extension l2lformed on the lower edge of said liner. The extension l1 forms a tongueor tang. which: isfbent rvover .the projection Tf-on the journal box,said-tongue extending downranged substantially parallelwith'the wearingsurface ofthe liner.. The. tongue is hrm.-

ly pressedover the projection, as shown, and the wear plate isv kept, asa result, inf-continuous and close contact with the side wall The lowertongueor tang l2 is bent around the lower edge of the journal box andserves toassist infirmly Y holding the wear plate in position'. 'l

In Figures 4, l5 and 6 Ihave shownan embodiment of' my present inventionwherein spaced liner or wear plates 13-13 are `positioned within thecorner pockets or Y recessesforrned at the juncture of the journal v boxside wall and each projecting rib 4. VThe A the side? wall of theoutwardly extending flange portion 14'- of each liner engages the'innervertical face of the projecting rib 4, the body portiono'f `the linerbeing preferably 'countersunk within journal box, as best shown inFigure 6.

Means forl attaching the f liner 13 within thecountersunk portion of thejournal'box )fore described. Y

side wall includes bendable' extensions l5 provided on both body portionand iia'nge 14 of each liner, said extensions forming tongues or tangsadapted to be clamped yaround the upper edge-of the journalbox lsidewall and the adjacent ribfprojecting fromthe journal box.lBendable'extensions '16 'are provided onv the'lower edge of the ,bodyportion of the liner and the flange portion 14, said extensions formingtongues orV tangsv adapted tOsnuglyfitfabout the lower edges ofthejournal box side 'walljandad jacent projecting rib. The'uppertangs arearranged so as to-terminate short lof theseat' lor recess Q, whichreceives the cushioning element.r` lt will be also'noted'thattheupperedge of the side wall of the journalbox projects'above Vthe top ofthebox and-that the tangl on 'the'body portion of the yliner'is pressedaboutl said upper edge and'extends downwardly` substantially parallelAwith the wearing surface of the liner. At the angle or'bendof the linerthe extensions are "split, as `indicated bythe 'numeral17,"thereby1pe`rmittingV the' wear plate to be angularly formed" withseparated tongues or tangs which'I cani be respectively bent vas ihereinbe 'k Fromthev foregoing it will beobvi'ous that Iv havel produceda flanged wear'fplate capable of effectively Ylining the"pe`destalVways, the flanged "portion" of' said plate resisting the wear incidentto axle thrusts, as well as'pthev 'wear incident to the relativevertical' movement between thefpedestal of the truck and l cushioningelement seat' onthe journal box 70 pedestal trucks, and a weariplate orliner dej .tachably Aconnected thereto,saidwear plate being formedwith'anangular portion adapt! ed toengage a pair of faces on the journalbox and connected to said box by'bendable y tonguesengaging-a' wallportion thereof, a s

portion of said wall being thickened and provided withfa pocket thereinfor receiving one n of said'ton'gues.`l i n 1 Y 2. The'combination witha journal box for pedestal Vtrucks having a thickened wallpor-` tionformed with a pocket, Landa liner con-r:

nected thereto, said liner being formed with an angular portionadaptedlto'engage'one pair of 'faces on. the journal box and havingmeans extending' into saidpocket for de-V tach'ably connecting saidlinerto the j ournalmeo box. y Y

` 3i The combination with a journal box'for vpedestal trucks having'awall portionvformed with an upwardly opening'pocket with sloping sidesformed in aA thickened portion there-.i195

of, and a' wearplate, said Vwear platehaving a plurality of wearing'surfaces, said wearing surfaces cooperating with a plurality vof f.faces provided on the journalbox andjsaidVVV Y plate provided withattaching means bent tof'loo 'extend into Vsaid pocket. Y f 1'? 1 4. Thecombination witha journal box for pedestalv trucks formed 'with a pocketin its upper surface, and a wear platedetachably y connected thereto,said wear plate having-"1o5 a plurality of adjacent wearing surfacescooperatively associated with adjacent faces on the journal boxandprovided with re-e`ntrant connecting means considerably narrower thanthe adjacent wear plate "surface extendingfllo into said pocket.

5. The .combination with a journal box for pedestal trucks having aVseatzfor acushioning element, and a vwear plate detachably connected tosaid journal box,r` theupperrnost ,f

yportion of said wear platefbeing 'arrangedy beneath and within theareaof saidseat. 6; The combination with a journal box for pedestal trucks.having a seat fora cushioning element, anda liner carried thereby, said1210 liner having a plurality of wearing surfacesy cooperatively,associatedV with a pair offaces on the journalk box, andrelativelynarrow means detachably connecting the liner to the journalbox with the uppermost portion'flf'f i Ythereof positioned below andwithinthe, outlinefof the seat' for the cushioning element.

Y 7 The combination with a journal boxl for pedestal trucks having aseatfforfthefcushv ioningelemennlofa projection on'said jour- 11130 nalbox larranged beneath and yalined with said seat, and a wear platehavinga' portion adapted' to yengage said projection below said seat. 1 j y yA8. The combination with aj ournal box for pedestal trucks having a seatfor the cushioning element, of projections on said'journal box, and yaliner havingy opposite bendable portions adapted toengage saidprojections, saidA bendable portions being arranged below said seat.. iv

9. The combinationwithajournalbox having la sidewall portion, of aprojection adjacent andextending from a thickened portionofsaid sidewally portion, a wear plate having centrally disposed means connectingthe upper end thereof to said projection, and

similar means connecting the lower end of lsaid wear plate to said sidewall portion of the journal box.

f 10. The combinationwith a journal box having ta side wall portionthickened at the top, jofprojections therefrom, a wear plate yhaving aymain wearing lsi`1'rface,-side surfaces angularly disposed with respectthereto, and oppositely disposed end portions onr said y main surfaceadapted to be bent about said projections, said bent end portions beingarrangedsubstantially parallelwith the wearing surface of said liner.

11. The combination with a journal box having a thickened side wallportion, of a projection therefrom, a U-shaped wear plate ijf having anend portion bent around said projection from the main bodythereof andex- (tending substantially parallel with the wearg ing surface of saidplate, and similar means connecting the lower end .-of'saidwear plate tothejournal box. l

12.' The combination .with a jou'rnalibox having` ay seat-for acushioningelement, a

projection on said journal box. disposed on a thickenedwallvportionthereof, and a wear plate having means engaging the projection "eachother, and oppositely arranged tangsy carriedlby said plate, positionedon one of n 'said' wearing surfaces, and adapted to emf co ybelow andalined with said seat. 'A 13. A wear plate for journal 'boxes comprisinga plurality of relatively flat adjacent weary surfaces arranged at anangle to each other, and relatively narrow tangs carried byy said plate,arranged at opposite ends of an intermediate onev of said wear surfaces,

y"and'adapted to be bent to'embracing engagement with an associated box.

14. A wear plate of the class described comprising a plurality ofrelatively Hat adjacent wearing surfaces arranged at an angle topositely disposed, and another of said Wear surfaces connecting saidoppositely disposed Wear surfaces and provided with relatively narrowtangsadapted to be bent back on themselves to connect said plate with anassociated box.

` 16.v A wear plate of the class described comprising a plurality ofwear surfaces angularly disposed with relation to each other, two ofysaid wear surfaces being oppositely disposed,

another of said wear surfaces connecting said oppositely disposed wearsurfaces, and relatively narrow bendable means provided on the top andbottom of the connecting wear v bracingly engage adjacent edge-portionsof j i an associated box. I ,Y

15, A wear plate `of the class described comprising'a pluralityofadjacent wearing surfaces angularly disposed with relation to eachother, two of said wearing surfaces being op-r

